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C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 1 HOST LIST OF AVIAN BROOD PARASITES - 2 - CUCULIFORMES; Cuculidae Peter E. Lowther, Field Museum version 12 Sep 2011 This list remains a working copy; colored text used often as editorial reminder; strike-out gives indication of alternate names. Names prefixed with “&” or “%” usually indicate the host species has successfully reared the brood parasite. Notes following names qualify host status or indicate source for inclusion in list. Note on taxonomy. Cuckoo taxonomy follows Payne 2005. Most English and scientific names for hosts from Sibley and Monroe (1990); in large families, the subfamilies and tribes of Sibley and Monroe are treated as “families” in this listing of host species. Hosts listed at subspecific level indicate that that taxon sometimes considered specifically distinct (see notes in Sibley and Monroe 1990). Clamator Clamator Kaup 1829, Skizzirte Entwicklungs-Geschichte und natüriches System der Europäischen Thierwelt ... , p. 53. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus 1766) Systema Naturae, ed. 12, p. 171. Distribution. – Southern Asia. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Baker 1942: CORVIDAE Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myiophonus caeruleus A Black-breasted Thrush, Turdus dissimilis B Saxicolidae Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus saularis Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus SYLVIIDAE Garrulacidae White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis Wynaad Laughingthrush, Garrulax delesserti Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufigularis Gray-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax caerulatus Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax squamatus Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax erythrocephalus Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Garrulax gularis Red-faced Liocichla, Liocichla phoenicea Timalidae Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 2 Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus 1758) Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p. 111 Distribution. – Southwest Palearctic and Africa. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Friedmann 1948, Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Solor 1990, Charter et al. 2005, Payne 2005: FALCONIDAE Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus [kestrel nesting in old Pica nest; Friedmann 1948] UPUPIDAE African Hoopoe, Upupa [epops] africana (questionable records, Rowan 1983) PICADAE Ground Woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus (questionable record, Rowan 1983) CORVIDAE Corvidae Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer Red-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax House Crow, Corvus splendens Cape Rook, Corvus capensis Carrion Hooded Crow, Corvus corone corinx Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula Pied Crow, Corvus albus Brown-necked Raven, Corvus ruficollis includes Dwarf Raven, Corvus ruficollis edithae Common Raven, Corvus corax Fan-tailed Raven, Corvus rhipidurus White-necked Raven, Corvus albicollis STURNIDAE Pale-winged Starling, Onychognathus nabouroup Red-winged Starling, Onychognathus morio Purple Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis purpureus possible host – cuckoo young mobbed Red-winged Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis nitens Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus Splendid Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis splendidus Burchell's Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis australis Long-tailed Starling, Lamprotornis [caudatus] mevesii Ruppell's Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis [caudatus] purpuropterus Hildebrandt's Starling, Lamprotornis [pulcher] hildebrandti White-crowned Starling, Spreo albicapillus African Pied Starling, Spreo bicolor Common Myna (introduced), Acridotheres tristis Levaillant's Cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii (Swainson 1829) Zoological Illustrations, 2nd series, 1, pl. 13 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Taxonomic notes. – The name Cuculus cafer Lichtenstein 1793, which has been used sometimes for this species, applies to Cuculus clamosus. Sibley and Monroe 1990 included this taxon in C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 3 the genus Oxylophus. C Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Payne 2005: PHOENICULIDAE Green Wood-Hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus [inclusion in host list questionable] COLIIDAE Speckled Mousebird, Colius striatus PYCNONOTIDAE Garden Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus MUSCICAPIDAE Saxicolidae Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra STURNIDAE Chestnut-bellied Starling, Spreo pulcher SYLVIIDAE Timalidae Blackcap Babbler, Turdoides reinwardii Southern Pied-Babbler, Turdoides bicolor Brown Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] plebejus Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] jardinei Bare-cheeked Babbler, Turdoides gymnogenys White-rumped Babbler, Turdoides [leucopygius] leucopygius Angola Babbler, Turdoides [leucopygius] hartlaubi Capuchin Babbler, Phyllanthus atripennis Pied Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert 1783) Table des Planches enluminéez d’histoire naturelle, p. 53 Distribution. – Africa (pica group [Cuculus pica Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833]) and in Asia (jacobinus group) from eastern Iran to Burma. Taxonomic notes. – This taxon includes a black morph of eastern and southern Africa (Cuculus serratus Sparrman 1786). Sibley and Monroe 1990 included this taxon in the genus Oxylophus. C Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Baker 1942, Payne and Payne 1967; Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Vernon and Dean 2004 (= Rowan 1983, Maclean 1993). Rowan (1983) lists several species as alleged victims or possible hosts based on inadequate evidence. COLUMBIDAE Laughing Dove, Stigmatopelia senegalensis (alleged) CENTROPODOIDEA Black Coucal, Centropus grillii (alleged) ALCEDINIDAE Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Halcyon albiventris COLIIDAE Speckled Mousebird, Colius striatus (alleged) Red-faced Mousebird, Urocolius indicus (alleged) LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach Common Fiscal, Lanius collaris Magpie Shrike, Corvinella melanoleuca (possible host) CORVIDAE Malaconotidae Southern Tchagra, Tchagra tchagra (alleged) Southern Boubou, Laniarius [ferrugineus] ferrugienus (alleged) Oriolidae C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 4 Red-shouldered Cuckoo-Shrike, Campephaga phoenicea Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis Monarchidae African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis (alleged) Aegithinidae Common Iora, Aegithina tiphia Malaconotidae Southern Boubou, Laniarius ferrugineus Bokmakierie Bushshrike, Telophorus zeylonus (alleged) MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush, Monticola rufiventris Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myiophonus caeruleus A Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citria Muscicapidae Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens (alleged) Saxicolidae Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus saularis White-tailed Robin, Cinclidium leucurum Spotted Forktail, Enicurus maculatus PYCNONOTIDAE Garden Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus [cafer] tricolor Black-fronted Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] nigricans Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] cafer Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] capensis Sombre Greenbul, Andropadus importunus Terrestrial Brownbul, Phyllastrephus terrestris (alleged) ZOSTEROPIDAE Pale White-eye, Zosterops pallidus SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Cape Grass-Warbler, Sphenoeacus afer (alleged) Garrulacidae White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax monileger Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis Wynaad Laughingthrush, Garrulax delesserti Grey-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax caerulatus Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax cachinnans Streaked Laughingthrush, Garrulax lineatus Brown-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax austeni Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax squamatus Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax erythrocephalus Red-faced Liocichla, Garrulax phoeniceus Timaliidae Common Babbler, Turdoides caudatus Striated Babbler, Turdoides earlei Slender-billed Babbler, Turdoides longirostris Large Grey Babbler, Turdoides malcolmi C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 5 Fulvous Chatterer, Turdoides fulvus Rufous Chatterer, Turdoides rubiginosus Rufous Babbler, Turdoides subrufus Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus Yellow-billed Babbler, Turdoides affinis White-rumped Babbler, Turdoides leucopygia Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] jardinei (record may actually refer to Clamator levaillantii) Chinese Babax, Babax laneolatus Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis Sylviidae Rufous-vented Warbler, Sylvia subcaeruleum (alleged) PASSERIDAE Passeridae Yellow-throated Petronia, Petronia superciliaris FRINGILLIDAE Emberizidae African Golden-breasted Bunting, Emberiza flaviventris (alleged) MOTACILLIDAE African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] aguimp Cape Wagtail, Motacilla [capensis] capensis (alleged) Pachycoccyx Pachycoccyx Cabanis 1882, Journal für Ornithologie, 30, p. 230. D Thick-billed Cuckoo, Pachycoccyx audeberti (Schlegel 1879) Notes from the Leyden Museum, 1, p. 99 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa and Madagascar. Host list. – Based on Rowan 1983, Fray et al. 1988, Payne 2005: CORVIDAE
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    Received: 28 February 2019 | Revised: 5 September 2019 | Accepted: 9 September 2019 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5715 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Warm temperatures during cold season can negatively affect adult survival in an alpine bird Jules Chiffard1 | Anne Delestrade2,3 | Nigel Gilles Yoccoz2,4 | Anne Loison3 | Aurélien Besnard1 1Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle Abstract et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR 5175, Centre Climate seasonality is a predominant constraint on the lifecycles of species in alpine National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), PSL Research University, and polar biomes. Assessing the response of these species to climate change thus Montpellier, France requires taking into account seasonal constraints on populations. However, interac- 2 Centre de Recherches sur les Ecosystèmes tions between seasonality, weather fluctuations, and population parameters remain d'Altitude (CREA), Observatoire du Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France poorly explored as they require long‐term studies with high sampling frequency. This 3Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine study investigated the influence of environmental covariates on the demography of a (LECA), CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, corvid species, the alpine chough Pyrrhocorax graculus, in the highly seasonal environ- Grenoble, France ment of the Mont Blanc region. In two steps, we estimated: (1) the seasonal survival 4 Department of Arctic and Marine of categories of individuals based on their age, sex, etc., (2) the effect of environ- Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway mental covariates on seasonal survival. We hypothesized that the cold season—and more specifically, the end of the cold season (spring)—would be a critical period for Correspondence Jules Chiffard, CEFE/CNRS, 1919 route de individuals, and we expected that weather and individual covariates would influence Mende, 34090 Montpellier, France.
  • Individual Repeatability, Species Differences, and The

    Individual Repeatability, Species Differences, and The

    Supplementary Materials: Individual repeatability, species differences, and the influence of socio-ecological factors on neophobia in 10 corvid species SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 2 Figure S1 . Latency to touch familiar food in each round, across all conditions and species. Round 3 differs from round 1 and 2, while round 1 and 2 do not differ from each other. Points represent individuals, lines represent median. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 3 Figure S2 . Site effect on latency to touch familiar food in azure-winged magpie, carrion crow and pinyon jay. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 4 Table S1 Pairwise comparisons of latency data between species Estimate Standard error z p-value Blue jay - Azure-winged magpie 0.491 0.209 2.351 0.019 Carrion crow - Azure-winged magpie -0.496 0.177 -2.811 0.005 Clark’s nutcracker - Azure-winged magpie 0.518 0.203 2.558 0.011 Common raven - Azure-winged magpie -0.437 0.183 -2.392 0.017 Eurasian jay - Azure-winged magpie 0.284 0.166 1.710 0.087 ’Alal¯a- Azure-winged magpie 0.416 0.144 2.891 0.004 Large-billed crow - Azure-winged magpie 0.668 0.189 3.540 0.000 New Caledonian crow - Azure-winged magpie -0.316 0.209 -1.513 0.130 Pinyon jay - Azure-winged magpie 0.118 0.170 0.693 0.488 Carrion crow - Blue jay -0.988 0.199 -4.959 0.000 Clark’s nutcracker - Blue jay 0.027 0.223 0.122 0.903 Common raven - Blue jay -0.929 0.205 -4.537 0.000 Eurasian jay - Blue jay -0.207 0.190 -1.091 0.275 ’Alal¯a- Blue jay -0.076 0.171 -0.443 0.658 Large-billed crow - Blue jay 0.177 0.210 0.843 0.399 New Caledonian crow - Blue jay -0.808 0.228 -3.536